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What are ‘planetary boundaries’ and why should we care?

Envirotec Magazine

And nearly all of us use fossil fuels, plastics, chemicals and products from intensive agriculture. We’ve done it already in the 1990s, when international cooperation quickly phased out ozone-depleting chemicals and stopped the dangerous ozone hole from getting ever-bigger. billion humans – nearly all of them poor.

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Is It Possible To Prevent Global Warming?

The Environmental Blog

The increasing population density in the world , migration and urbanization movements, rising living standards, increasingly increasing and excessive consumption of fossil fuels such as oil, coal, and natural gas for the last 150 years, and changes in land cover as a result of the increase in intensive industrial production.

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New Report Highlights Pesticides’ Overlooked Climate Connection

DeSmogBlog

The fossil fuel industry, pesticides, and industrial agriculture are inextricably linked,” explained Asha Sharma, PANNA organizing co-director and co-author of the report. Pesticide companies are complicit in the climate crisis, and further the agricultural sector’s dependency on fossil fuels.”.

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Sustainable Event Planning: Getting Started Guide for Small Businesses

Green Business Bureau

To divert waste items away from landfills and to meet the demands of a circular economy, you’ll need an effective waste management system, which is comprised of the following key elements: Waste recycling : Waste items such as plastic, glass, aluminum, and food can be recycled. Today, the company is almost entirely paperless.

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Greenwashing terms to avoid at any cost

Business Green

A company that uses fossil fuel-based energy shouldn't make this claim unless it buys renewable energy credits (RECs), the FTC says. Ozone-safe or ozone-friendly. The FTC considers these terms deceptive if a product has any substance, including volatile organic compounds (VOCs), known to erode the ozone layer.

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Fenceline Community Groups in Louisiana’s Cancer Alley Celebrate Mounting Victories

DeSmogBlog

James plans to keep pursuing environmental justice in the courts if regulators continue to put the needs of the fossil fuel industry above the needs of fenceline communities in Cancer Alley. James Parish would violate the EPA’s standards for soot and ozone-forming nitrogen dioxide. The law is on our side,” Lavigne told me.

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4 Ways COVID-19 Disposables Will Affect the Environment

The Environmental Blog

Perhaps the pandemic’s most perilous environmental impact comes from the tons of plastic waste, main disposables such as face masks, disposable nitrile gloves , personal protective equipment (PPE), face shields, syringe, making waste management a serious challenge. Exponential Rise in Plastic Demand and Waste.

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